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Each dish is decorated with a central medallion of a qilin supporting books amidst clouds, surrounded by four mythical beasts, and the exterior with four detached floral and bamboo sprays.

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534 in. (14.6 cm.) diam.
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A similar pair of dishes is illustrated in the Exhibition of Ancient Chinese Ceramics from the Collection of the Kau Chi Society of Chinese Art, Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1981, p. 110. Another similar pair of dishes decorated with three detached sprays of prunus, pine and bamboo was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 28 October 2002, lot 696.

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